Genetics- EOG Review LNE

Which best explains why children resemble their parents?

• They eat the same foods.
• They have similar DNA.
• They speak the same language.
• They have the same interests.

A litter of kittens have traits that are similar to both the mother cat and the father cat. Which best explains this situation?

• The kittens are provided the same kind of milk from their mother as they grow.
• The kittens inherit some of their traits from their mother and some from their father.
• The kittens are kept at the same temperatures by their mother when they are first born.
• The kittens are taught by their parents to have similar traits.

Barney is a cat. Which trait was made by his environment?

• Barney has a long tail.
• Barney has brown eyes.
• Barney has a pink tongue.
• Barney has a scar on his ear.

A young ocean animal has two parents. Each of the parents has eight arms. How many arms does the young animal most likely have?

• 2
• 4
• 8
• 16

Which best explains why many animals look like their parents?

• Physical characteristics are inherited from their parents.
• Physical characteristics are adapted from their parents. 
• Physical characteristics are learned from their parents.
  
• Physical characteristics are learned from their siblings.
  

Mary’s mom, dad, and sister have brown eyes. Mary has hazel eyes, unlike the rest of her family. Who could Mary have gotten her eye color from?

• her aunts
• her uncles
• her grandparents
• her friends

Which best explains why a child may look like his father but is not able to play basketball as well as him?

• Physical characteristics are inherited, but the ability to shoot a basketball is not.
• The ability to shoot a basketball is inherited, but physical characteristics are not. 
• The child chooses to look like his father, but he does not choose to play basketball.

Which characteristic would most likely be inherited by a baby?

• large feet
• crying a lot
• ability to jump high
• eating with a spoon

Which is a learned trait?

• writing
• dimples
• height
• tongue rolling

When Terri begins to write her name, she is showing which type of characteristic?

• innate
• learned
• inherited
• controlled